Security Advisory: Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability in OpenProject (CVE-2026-52785)
Overview
A critical-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-52785) has been identified affecting openproject. Organizations should review their exposure and apply available patches immediately.
Technical Analysis
OpenProject is open-source, web-based project management software. Prior to 17.3.3 and 17.4.1, there is a SQL injection in timestamps functionality. OpenProject baseline comparison allows callers to request historic work-package attributes using the timestamps parameter. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.3.3 and 17.4.1.
Enterprise & DIB Impact
Organizations in regulated sectors and the Defense Industrial Base should treat this as high priority given the severity rating and potential for exploitation.
Recommended Actions
- Apply vendor patches immediately
- audit network exposure
- implement compensating controls
- monitor for exploitation indicators
- review incident response readiness
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